The flight crew of a Fokker 100 determined before landing at Newman Airport in Western Australia that weather conditions were a threat, but they did not recognize that the moderate rain would affect their airplane’s stopping distance, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says.
Although the pilots conducted a stabilized approach and touched down within or before the touchdown zone, the high landing speed, a gusting crosswind and poor braking performance all contributed to the Jan. 9, 2020, runway overrun, the ATSB said in its final report. In addition, the ATSB said, neither Network Aviation, the operator of the F-100, nor the regulator – the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) – had issued guidance to help flight crews recognize the risks of landing in moderate rain on an ungrooved runway.
None of the 93 passengers and crew were injured in the overrun, which ended when the airplane came to a stop in the runway end safety area (RESA); some…
